Local Elections
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Portland voters fill three school board seats, one by ranked-choice runoff
Yusuf Yusuf won a three-way race for an at-large seat with 55 percent of the vote.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Portland voters pass $15 minimum wage, rent control and more
The only citizen referendum rejected by the voters was one that would have further restricted short-term rentals in the city.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Three new faces elected to Portland City Council
April Fournier won an at-large seat, while Mark Dion won the District 5 seat and Andrew Zarro was elected Portland's city councilor in District 4.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Election results may be slow to arrive in key races
Ranked-choice voting, an expected high turnout, record absentee voting and potential disruptions at the polls could produce delays in declaring winners, especially in top races.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Sanford residents compete for seat in House District 18
The winner of the race will replace Rep. Anne-Marie Mastraccio, who is termed out of office.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2020
Guns, signs and political attire: What’s allowed and what’s not when voting in Maine?
State and federal laws regulate what's allowed inside and outside polling places in Maine. From firearms to clothing with political messages, here's what you can expect if you want to vote in person on Election Day.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Portland mayor promises more campaign finance transparency in wake of missing reports
After a report detailing $125,000 in contributions went undisclosed for nearly a month, Mayor Kate Snyder says she will work with councilors to increase online access to campaign finance reports.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Maine election clerks begin processing flood of absentee ballots
Clerks can remove ballots from envelopes and run them through optical scanning machines, but the votes can't be tallied until the polls close next Tuesday.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
Money pours in to efforts to defeat citizen referendum questions in Portland
Opponents of 5 proposals placed on the ballot by Southern Maine Democratic Socialists of America have raised nearly 14 times as much as proponents, and have more cash on hand for the final week of the campaign.
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PublishedOctober 27, 2020
To cap or not: Portland voters wrestle with marijuana retail limits
The measure to eliminate the 20-store cap in Portland was added to the ballot before the City Council voted to allow all 36 first-round applicants to proceed with retail licensing.
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